Society has long struggled with petroleum-derived plastic pollution, and awareness of microplastics’ detrimental effects on food and water supplies adds further pressure.
In response, researchers have been developing biodegradable versions of…
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AI just found 5 powerful materials that could replace lithium batteries
Researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have used artificial intelligence to tackle a critical problem facing the future of energy storage: finding affordable, sustainable alternatives to lithium-ion batteries.
In research…
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Scientists finally solve the mystery of what triggers lightning
Though scientists have long understood how lightning strikes, the precise atmospheric events that trigger it within thunderclouds remained a perplexing mystery. The mystery may be solved, thanks to a team of researchers led by Victor Pasko,…
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After 50 years, scientists finally catch elusive neutrinos near a reactor
Neutrinos are extremely elusive elementary particles. Day and night, 60 billion of them stream from the Sun through every square centimeter of the Earth every second, which is transparent to them. After the first theoretical prediction of their…
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A new species of ‘penis worm’ was discovered in the Grand Canyon
An ancient cradle of evolution may have been discovered in the striped cliffs of the Grand Canyon.
Paleontologists have found an exceptionally well-preserved trove of fossils in the greenish shales of the Bright Angel Formation….
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Potatoes have their roots in ancient tomatoes
The potato came from a surprising mashup.
Spuds are a basic, delicious food for millions worldwide, yet their origin and evolution have long been a scientific mystery. Not anymore, scientists say.
The starchy vegetable emerged 9…
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A Midwest ‘megaflash’ is the longest lightning on record
A reanalysis of satellite data shows that a 2017 Texas-to-Missouri lightning megaflash stretched 829 kilometers and lasted 7.39 seconds.
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Huge Study Finds People Want to be Good
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An old philosophical chestnut concerns the question of what motivates acts of…
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Bacterial Communities Go Synchronized Swimming – Space & Physics | Weizmann Wonder Wander
A desert region in northern Mexico sparked the imagination of Prof. Joel Stavans, a physicist who studies the physics of biological processes and is particularly interested in natural bacterial communities. He learned about a unique aquatic…
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